66 Wellington St W, Suite 5300, TD Bank Twr, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 2006 (ON)
National co-lead of Cyber/Data Group, Partner in Intellectual Property group. Advises on privacy, data and intellectual property issues, primarily through litigation, in a broad diversity of fields. Law practice extends to privacy and cybersecurity class actions, data breach response, and Internet law. Counsel in intellectual property and privacy matters before Supreme Court of Canada (8 appearances), Supreme Court of the United States (led drafting of amicus brief on international copyright law), Federal Court of Appeal, Federal Court, numerous provincial courts, Copyright Board, CRTC, and the Trademarks Opposition Board. Testified as expert on Copyright Board before Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce; significant experience on copyright, trademark and privacy reform; expert witness in Canadian copyright law in Peary v. DC Comics (2025 SDNY).
In November, the federal government tabled privacy legislation that would impose heavier fines on businesses for breaching individuals’ digital privacy rights and give individuals greater control over their personal information
